Insecticide container



INSECTICIDE CONTAINER Filed May 16, 1928 IN V EN TOR.

omwsy Patented Jan. 14, 1930 UNITED STATES JERRY MERCOGLIANO, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK INSECTICIDE CONTAINER Application filed May 1c, 1928. Serial No. 278,295.

This invention relates to insecticide containers, and more particularly refers to containers for insecticide or disinfectant material adapted for use in connection with upholstered furniture as a protection therefor against the ravages of moths and other insects.

The primary objectof this invention is to provide a container for camphor balls or other like material, which is adapted to be removably inserted between the covering the lining of a piece of furniture, so as to be readily accessible, providing protection 7 against moths and other insects where it is most needed. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a container of the character specified, which is adapted to be detachably mounted at any suitable point of a piece of furniture,

' 2b and which is adapted to be inserted in position after the article of furniture has been completed without requiring any changes in the construction thereof. g

A further object is to provide'a container for moth balls and like materials which is substantially flat in shape and which is adapted to be removably inserted through a slit made in the covering of a piece of furniture, said slit being concealed by a retaining member secured to said container.

A still further object is to provide a rela- .tively flat container for moth balls and the like adapted to be inserted through a slit made in the covering of an upholstered piece of furniture, said container being provided with retaining means of an ornamental or useful nature or both adapted to conceal the slit from view.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will more fully appear as the description proceeds and will be set forth and claimed in theappended claims.

Upholstered furniture generally is exposed to damage by moths and other insects, and

this is particularly true of mohair furniture and otherfurniture covered with fabrics of which wool is a component part.

It is therefore most important to protect expensive furniture against the destructive action of these insects by inserting materials 7 balls or camphor balls or napthalene balls or flakes. The container to which this invention refers is provided with perforations through which the emanations issuing from the disinfectant material or insecticide material used may pass, to be distributed throughout the space interposed between the covering of the piece of furniture and the lining thereof.

My invention will be more clearly understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view in elevation of an insecticide container embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view in elevation thereof through line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3'is a front view in elevation of a container embodying my invention equipped with a different type of retaining means; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the container shown in Fig. 1 in a reduced scale illustrating the manner of inserting it through a slit in the cover of the piece of furniture;

Fig. 5 is a View in perspective illustrating the manner of inserting in position a device of the type shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in perspective of an upholstered chair showing the device of Fig. 3 inserted in position in the seat under 7 the cushion; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view in perspective of an upholstered chair showing the same equipped at one side with the device illustrated in Fig. 1 and at the rear with a device of the type illustrated in Fig. 3.

'My improved device consists essentially of a substantially fiat pocket or container 10, having parallel front and rear walls 11, 12', formed by folding along a' diagonal line 13 a substantially square blank and by sewing together by means of stitches 14, the edges of the two flaps thus formed.

The resulting struct-ureis substantially'triangular in shape and the walls are provided with perforations such as 15, providing vents for the emanations given ofi by the camphor balls or other material 16 placed within said container. The material is inserted within the container through an opening 17, provided by an eyelet 18 passing through the front wall of the container and connecting a retaining member thereto.

In the device of Figs. 1 and 2, the retaining member is made in the form of a bag 19, havinga rear wall 20 and a front wall 21, said rear wall 20 being connected to front wall 11 of the container by eyelet 18, as Fig. 2 clearly shows.

The top of bag 19 is open so that opening- 17 is fully accessible for the introduction of the material within container 1O. Container 10 is made of fabric, leather, or other suitable flexible material and its two lateral portions may be folded to converge rearwardly from their point of attachment by eyelet 18 as shown in Fig. 4-.

In Fig. 4 thetwo side portions of flaps 22, 23, are shown bent rearwardly from bag 19 and being inserted .through a vertical slit 24 cut through the covering material 25, of an upholstered piece of furniture. Slit 2st is of a length sufficient to admit container 10 as-will be understood so that once the flaps or wings 22, 23 of the container are inserted through the slit, the same will be spread outwardly and forced between the covering 25 and the lining 26 so as to remain flat against the inner surface of covering 25.

The two edges of the material slit at 24 will remain concealed behind the bag 19, said bag acting as a clamping means therefor together with the front wall 11 of the container.

, Once the container has been inserted in position, the entire structure is raised sufficiently to insert also the top of the container under the covering material, the upper end of the slit thus remaining concealed by the upper part of the bag 19. Bag 19 will remain exposed in full view, as shown in Fig. 7, and will provide a convenient receptacle for cigarettes or papers or other articles within convenient reach of the person sitting on the chair or settee 27.

The device can be used at the side of a chair or davenport as Fig. 7 shows, or else it can also be used at other places, for instance, at the rear or under the cushions covering the seat, and so forth, if desired. When the device is thus used in places which are not exposed to view, or which are not accessible, the bag 19 can be substituted by a simple fiat piece of leather or stiff fabric or metal 28, as fhown-in Fig. 3, the opening 29 through eyelet 30 thus becoming exposed.

This type of device is used exactly in the same manner as previously explained, the two lateral portions of its container being bentrearwardly and'inserted through a slot 31 as shown in Fig. 5 and being then inserted between the covering and the underlying material. The application on such a device to the rear of a chair or settee is shown at 31 in Fig. 7 and in Fig. 6 a similar device 32 is shown applied under the lining of the seat 33 of a chair 34, said seat and device being normally covered by a cushion 35.

Upholstered pieces of furniture are generally provided with springs under the seat at the rear and also under the arm supports at the sides, so that when a person sits down on a chair or settee, some air is caused to circulate through the structure by the depression of the seat and other parts of the piece of furniture; similarly when a person leaves the seat the expansion due to the springs will once more cause a circulation of air within the structure. 7

This air will therefore distribute the emanations from the disinfectant material, issuing through perforations 15, with which it becomes impregnated, throughout various parts of the chair or settee, effectively protecting it from the destructive effects of moths and other insects.

It is obvious that the bag itself may be used as an insecticide container, if desired, the same being provided with means for retaining it in position, or being attached onto the fabric covering the article of furniture, or onto the underlying lining, in any suitable manner.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I provide a novel device which may be easily inserted in position and removed therefrom and which directly applies its protective action to the parts of the furniture .which are most valuable and which it is most essential to protect.

The construction of my device may be varied in its details without departing from the inventive idea and therefore the drawings should be considered as being intended for illustrative purposes only and not in a limiting sense. I accordingly reserve myself the right to carry my invention into practice in all those ways and manners which may enter, fairly, into the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device for protecting an article of furniture against moths and other insects, an insecticide container madeof flexible material, having a substantially flat body adapted for insertion between the covering of said article of furniture and the underlying ma terial, said container having walls permitting the passage of air and insecticide vapors therethrough, and being insertable through a slit made in said covering, and means attached to said container cooperating with said slitted covering in retaining said container in position suspending from said covering, said means at the same time concealing said slit,

2. In a device for protecting an article of furniture against moths and other insects,

an insecticide container made of flexible material, having a substantially flat body adapted for insertion bet-ween the covering of said article of furniture and the underlying material, said container having walls permitting the passage of air and insecticide vapors therethrough, and being insertable through a slit made in said covering, a member adapted to cover said slit and to cooperate with the slitted covering in retaining said container in position suspended from said covering, and a member connecting said retaining mem her to said container, said connecting member having an opening permitting the insertion of insecticide material within said container.

3. In a device for protecting an article of furnitureagainst moths and other insects, an insecticide container made of flexible material, having a substantially fiat body adapted for insertion between the covering of said article of furniture and the underlying ma terial, said container having walls permitting the passage of air and insecticide vapors therethrough, and being insertable through a slit made in said covering. and a bag attached to said container adapted to cooperate with the slitted covering in retaining said container in position suspended from said covering, at the same time concealing said slit.

4:. In a device for protecting an article of furniture against moths and other insects, an insecticide container made of flexible material, having a substantially flat body adapted for insertion between the covering of said article of furniture and the underlyingmaterial, said container having walls permitting the passage of air and insecticide vapors therethrough, and being insertable through a slit made in said covering, a bag attached to said container adapted to cooperate with the slitted covering in retaining said container in position suspended from said covering, at the same time concealing said'slit, and means for connecting the inner wall of said bag to the front wall of said container, said connecting means having an opening permitting the insertion of insecticide material within said container.

5. In a device for protecting an article of furniture against moths and other insects, an insecticide container made of flexible material, having a substantially flat body adapted for insertion between the covering of said article of furniture and the underlying'ma-- terial, said container having walls permitting the passage of air and insecticide vapors therethrough, and being insertable through a slit made in said covering, a bag attached to said container adapted to cooperate with the slitted covering in retaining said container in position suspended from said covering, at the same time concealing said slit, and an eyelet for connecting the inner wall of said bag to the front wall of said container, said eyelet having an opening permitting the insertion of insecticide material within said container.

6. In a device for protecting an article of furniture against moths and other insects, an insecticide container having a substantially flat body adapted for insertion between the covering of said article of furniture and the underlying material, said container being made of flexible material and having walls permitting the passage of air and insecticide vapors therethrough, a substantially flat retaining member therefor abutting against the front wall of said container, and an eyelet connecting the front wall of said container to said retaining member, said eyelet having an opening permitting the insertion of insecticide material within said container.

JERRY MERCOGLIANO. 

